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US aviation regulator lifts order that grounded thousands of flights
Financial Times(subscription required) ·
Updated 3h ago
- Financial Times changed its headline 3h ago. It first read: “US federal aviation regulator grounds all departing flights”
Airports had halted take-offs because of a temporary ‘telecommunications outage’
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A nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday, which the FAA said was caused by a telecommunications outage, was later lifted. Air Space Intelligence denied that its SMART tool was linked to the ground stop, The Hill reported. The grounding disrupted travel plans for college and NFL teams, including Texas, Arizona State and Ole Miss.
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First reported by Financial Times at · 5 outlets in all
- Al JazeeraFAA ground stop lifted: Why were US flights grounded, and what’s next?The FAA says nationwide ground stop disrupting thousands of US flights was caused by a telecommunications outage.
- Yahoo NewsFAA lifts nationwide ground stop after thousands of flight cancellations
- The RegisterAll US flights grounded by FAASafety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
- CBS NewsFAA lifts nationwide ground stop that disrupted thousands of flightsThe rare nationwide ground stop lasted about five hours Friday. Sources told CBS News an update to the network connecting the air traffic control system caused a reboot, crash and outage.
- Financial Times(subscription required)US aviation regulator lifts order that grounded thousands of flightsAirports had halted take-offs because of a temporary ‘telecommunications outage’